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Benedetto Menzini — (b. at Florence, 1646; d. at Rome, 7 September 1704) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and poet. In his satires he assails in acrid terms the hypocrisy prevailing in Tuscany in the last years of the Medici rule. Life His family being poor, he… … Wikipedia

Benedetto Menzini — Benedetto Menzini † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Benedetto Menzini Priest and poet, b. at Florence, 1646; d. at Rome, 7 Sept., 1704. His family being poor, he early gave himself up to teaching, becoming a professor of belles lettres at… … Catholic encyclopedia

Italian Literature — • The modern language of Italy is naturally derived from Latin, a continuation and development of the Latin actually spoken among the inhabitants of the peninsula after the downfall of the Roman Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia

Vincenzo da Filicaja — (December 30, 1642 ndash;September 24, 1707) was an Italian poet. BiographyVincenzo da Filicaja was born in Florence to an ancient and noble family. From an incidental notice in one of his letters, stating the amount of house rent paid during his … Wikipedia